传统的Kemp消除反应可以通过氢氧化钾和三烷基胺等碱性物质,催化底物苯并异恶唑开环生成产物2-氰基苯酚.三十年来,Kemp消除反应一直被用作模式反应来设计或定向进化新型生物酶催化剂,从而揭示未知的酶催化机制的复杂性,增强对酶催化机...传统的Kemp消除反应可以通过氢氧化钾和三烷基胺等碱性物质,催化底物苯并异恶唑开环生成产物2-氰基苯酚.三十年来,Kemp消除反应一直被用作模式反应来设计或定向进化新型生物酶催化剂,从而揭示未知的酶催化机制的复杂性,增强对酶催化机制的理解.目前科研人员使用不同的蛋白作为骨架设计能够高效催化Kemp消除反应的人工酶.例如Hilvert及Mayo等基于人工酶HG3.17,设计获得了Kemp消除酶,可以催化5-硝基苯并异恶唑生成产物2-氰基-4-硝基苯酚.通过17轮定向进化获得的最终突变体展现出与天然酶相近的催化活性(k_(cat)/Km=230000 L mol^(-1)s^(-1);k_(cat)=700 s^(-1)).该研究不仅表明蛋白质工程可以进化出高效的生物酶,量子力学/分子力学(QM/MM)分析还揭示了突变体催化活性提高的分子机制.与酸碱催化的Kemp消除反应不同,最近Korendovych等报道以肌红蛋白作为骨架基于氧化还原机制的Kemp消除反应,通过开发一种独特的基于核磁共振(NMR)的蛋白质定向进化技术,快速鉴定出热点氨基酸位点并获得了高催化活性的人工酶突变体,其同样达到了天然酶的催化活性.此前我们研究(Nat.Commun.,2017,8,14876)发现,与传统的酸碱催化机制完全不同,细胞色素P450-BM3能够通过氧化还原的机制催化Kemp消除反应.本文继续以P450-BM3为蛋白骨架,对其进一步改进以提高催化活性.以P450-BM3突变体F87G(kcat=3.0s^(-1))为模板,借助双密码子(酪氨酸和赖氨酸,Y-K)饱和突变策略,对其活性中心的六个关键氨基酸位点进行组合突变,经过筛选获得了活性大幅度提高的三突变体F87G/L75Y/T438K(k_(cat)=27.4s^(-1)).为进一步解析其催化活性提高的分子机制,首先对该突变体与底物复合物的晶体结构进行了解析,结果发现底物在突变体活性口袋的构象与野生型P450-BM3完全不同,底物的硝基指向了Heme辅基.对其进行了QM/MM计算研究,发现Heme-Fe(II)首先将电子转移到底物并与硝基配位,随后,有效促进了底物N-O键还原裂解,并使生成的中间产物Heme-Fe(III)-NO_(2)和苯氧基阴离子更稳定,最后,通过键的旋转和质子转移生成产物2-氰基-4-硝基苯酚.由此可见,同一P450酶的不同突变体能够以两种不同的底物结合模式以及氧化还原机制来催化Kemp消除反应.综上,本文获得了P450酶催化Kemp消除反应构效关系和催化机制新的认识,为进一步改造该酶提高其催化活性提供借鉴.展开更多
Dioxygen activations constitute one of core issues in copper-dependent metalloenzymes. Upon O_(2) activation, copper-dependent metalloenzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenases(pM MOs), lytic polysaccharide mo...Dioxygen activations constitute one of core issues in copper-dependent metalloenzymes. Upon O_(2) activation, copper-dependent metalloenzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenases(pM MOs), lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases(LPMOs) and binuclear copper enzymes PHM and DβM, are able to perform various challenging C–H bond activations. Meanwhile, various copper-oxygen core containing complexes have been synthetized to mimic the active species of metalloenzymes. Dioxygen activation by mononuclear copper active site may generate various copper-oxygen intermediates, including Cu(Ⅱ)-superoxo, Cu(Ⅱ)-hydroperoxo, Cu(Ⅱ)-oxyl as well as the Cu(Ⅲ)-hydroxide species. Intriguingly, all these species have been invoked as the potential active intermediates for C–H/O–H activations in either biological or synthetic systems. Due to the poor understanding on reactivities of copper-oxygen complex, the nature of active species in both biological and synthetic systems are highly controversial. In this account, we will compare the reactivities of various mononuclear copper-oxygen species between biological systems and the synthetic systems. The present study is expected to provide the consistent understanding on reactivities of various copper-oxygen active species in both biological and synthetic systems.展开更多
文摘传统的Kemp消除反应可以通过氢氧化钾和三烷基胺等碱性物质,催化底物苯并异恶唑开环生成产物2-氰基苯酚.三十年来,Kemp消除反应一直被用作模式反应来设计或定向进化新型生物酶催化剂,从而揭示未知的酶催化机制的复杂性,增强对酶催化机制的理解.目前科研人员使用不同的蛋白作为骨架设计能够高效催化Kemp消除反应的人工酶.例如Hilvert及Mayo等基于人工酶HG3.17,设计获得了Kemp消除酶,可以催化5-硝基苯并异恶唑生成产物2-氰基-4-硝基苯酚.通过17轮定向进化获得的最终突变体展现出与天然酶相近的催化活性(k_(cat)/Km=230000 L mol^(-1)s^(-1);k_(cat)=700 s^(-1)).该研究不仅表明蛋白质工程可以进化出高效的生物酶,量子力学/分子力学(QM/MM)分析还揭示了突变体催化活性提高的分子机制.与酸碱催化的Kemp消除反应不同,最近Korendovych等报道以肌红蛋白作为骨架基于氧化还原机制的Kemp消除反应,通过开发一种独特的基于核磁共振(NMR)的蛋白质定向进化技术,快速鉴定出热点氨基酸位点并获得了高催化活性的人工酶突变体,其同样达到了天然酶的催化活性.此前我们研究(Nat.Commun.,2017,8,14876)发现,与传统的酸碱催化机制完全不同,细胞色素P450-BM3能够通过氧化还原的机制催化Kemp消除反应.本文继续以P450-BM3为蛋白骨架,对其进一步改进以提高催化活性.以P450-BM3突变体F87G(kcat=3.0s^(-1))为模板,借助双密码子(酪氨酸和赖氨酸,Y-K)饱和突变策略,对其活性中心的六个关键氨基酸位点进行组合突变,经过筛选获得了活性大幅度提高的三突变体F87G/L75Y/T438K(k_(cat)=27.4s^(-1)).为进一步解析其催化活性提高的分子机制,首先对该突变体与底物复合物的晶体结构进行了解析,结果发现底物在突变体活性口袋的构象与野生型P450-BM3完全不同,底物的硝基指向了Heme辅基.对其进行了QM/MM计算研究,发现Heme-Fe(II)首先将电子转移到底物并与硝基配位,随后,有效促进了底物N-O键还原裂解,并使生成的中间产物Heme-Fe(III)-NO_(2)和苯氧基阴离子更稳定,最后,通过键的旋转和质子转移生成产物2-氰基-4-硝基苯酚.由此可见,同一P450酶的不同突变体能够以两种不同的底物结合模式以及氧化还原机制来催化Kemp消除反应.综上,本文获得了P450酶催化Kemp消除反应构效关系和催化机制新的认识,为进一步改造该酶提高其催化活性提供借鉴.
文摘Dioxygen activations constitute one of core issues in copper-dependent metalloenzymes. Upon O_(2) activation, copper-dependent metalloenzymes such as particulate methane monooxygenases(pM MOs), lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases(LPMOs) and binuclear copper enzymes PHM and DβM, are able to perform various challenging C–H bond activations. Meanwhile, various copper-oxygen core containing complexes have been synthetized to mimic the active species of metalloenzymes. Dioxygen activation by mononuclear copper active site may generate various copper-oxygen intermediates, including Cu(Ⅱ)-superoxo, Cu(Ⅱ)-hydroperoxo, Cu(Ⅱ)-oxyl as well as the Cu(Ⅲ)-hydroxide species. Intriguingly, all these species have been invoked as the potential active intermediates for C–H/O–H activations in either biological or synthetic systems. Due to the poor understanding on reactivities of copper-oxygen complex, the nature of active species in both biological and synthetic systems are highly controversial. In this account, we will compare the reactivities of various mononuclear copper-oxygen species between biological systems and the synthetic systems. The present study is expected to provide the consistent understanding on reactivities of various copper-oxygen active species in both biological and synthetic systems.
